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Travel Blogs from Vasteras, Sweden
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Vasteras - the real swedish experience!
This is a top pick! ... make my way to the train station where I hop a train to Vasteras to meet up with another Malin from couchsurfing. Vasteras is the 4th largest city in Sweden at 140,000 or so, situated on a large lake just west of Stockholm. I get off the train ...
A day on the lake, Swedish style
This is a top pick! ... it at the same time. I'm absolutely amazed, but we all hop in a van taxi (first time I've gotten into a car since getting to Vasteras) and go to the "after-party". I don't know what to expect, so I'm a bit curious when we get into an apartment ...
a day in Vasteras
... elevator for four people and then for only three to the top where the bells were. It was a great lookout of the city of Vasteras. And guess what! Marvin and I have now played a bell by hand(pushing a lever down) in a huge bell tower equipped with bells ...
coffee anyone?
... we had coffee on the deck which is right by the Black River. It was very beautiful there, . Then downtown for a tour of Vasteras, a visit to a very beautiful cathedral where we learned the bad students used to be put in jail to study. It was a building ...
oooooooo...here comes the black cat!
We have made it to Vasteras to Madelen's flat safe and sound. Tis good to sleep in a bed instead of the plane and Heathrow airport!!!! It will be a good visit. Have met the black cat who thinks he should be ruling our bedroom. I wonder who will ...
1 vecka kvar!!
Nu är det exakt en vecka kvar tills jag lämnar landet för lite större äventyr, Australien!! Tänkte passa på att fixa en blogg så jag kan uppdatera alla här hemma med lite news nere från down under. Jag ska försöka vara duktig och ...
Has Sandra Become a Swedish Hippi?
... me cultivating my dread locks, armpit hair and "natural body odor" on a 100% vegan diet in some hippi commune in the North of Sweden. Yes, let those fears rest, my sweet public; I am shaven, showered and eating well in Västerås after a attending another ...
The Good News and The Bad News
An Email to my mother which expounds futher upon my Fugitive status.....poor Mom. Dear Mom, I write bearing good news and bad news: The Good news: I am feeling much better and my cough is going away. Bad news: Your daughter is a fugitive. How ...
"Rules of Engagement": censored
***Dearest fans, This episode has been censored from the gerneral public for the protection of the innocent...and not so innocent. Please send me a message if you would like to be privy to this controversial entry and I will happily supply. ...
The Fugitive
... (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) Sandra Morrow could be tried and convicted of outstaying her Schengen Visa. (Schengen Visa = 90 days in all ...
Rules of Engagement (with Swedish Subtitles)
... Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden,) that allows for the abolition of systematic border controls between the participating countries. It also includes provisions ...
mmmm, the beach
Another one of those pointless day trips to a city with only a little to offer. We arrived in Vasteras early in the afternoon after a late start to the day. We walked around the city and saw the old town and the cathedral and everything else that we ...
First week in Västerås
This was the first whole week spent in the city I live, and it was filled with night after night of parties and ...
Västerås
Wanting to see more of Sweden, we planned a few days driving north of Stockholm, however the car decided to have a broken timebelt which we only fixed in the nick of time so we ended up with one day to drive. We decided to head for Västerås to see ...
Different life
... . All the knowledge about documentations and how it works, this was priceless. I mentioned FIKA. It was the best thing I experienced in Sweden #2. This word describes coffee breaks. In the begging I wasn't fan of coffee so I didn't care to much, but there ...
Wedding Bells
Stayed with my friend Mikael's parents and had a typical Thursday meal, pea soup and waffles, yum! Robert & Jessica hosted a pre-wedding dinner for all the international visitors which was fun, especially with the Irish. The ceremony was different ...
Viking City
... way. A lot of students buy bikes for the semester, especially those living far from campus. Bandy is the national winter sport in Sweden, and as a Student I have been able to see matches for free. Basically bandy is like field hockey on ice. It is a ...
Home Base
... from many stores, like Press or ICA. If you are in Sweden during the winter months take a moment to try a Semla pastry. Sweden has amazing desserts, to go with Fika. Semla is whole wheat bun, filled with cardamom/almond paste, and whipped cream. It ...
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